Faversham Strike Force F.C.

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Faversham Strike Force
Full nameFaversham Strike Force Football Club
Founded1999; 23 years ago (1999)
GroundRochester United Sports Ground, Strood
ChairmanMike Ellett
ManagerGary Axford
LeagueSouthern Counties East League Division One
2020–21Kent County League Premier Division (promoted)

Faversham Strike Force Football Club is a football club based in Faversham, England. They are currently members of the Southern Counties East League Division One and groundshare with Rochester United at the Rochester United Sports Ground, Strood.

History[]

Faversham Strike Force were founded in 1999 by Gary Axford as a youth football club.[1] In 2012, the club formed a senior team, competing in the Canterbury & District League as Faversham Harlequins. In 2013, back under the Faversham Strike Force guise, the club joined the Kent County League Division Two East, winning promotion in their first season in the league. The following season, the club joined the Division One East, winning the league. In 2015–16, Faversham Strike Force joined the Kent County League Premier Division, winning the league.[2] In 2021, the club was admitted into the Southern Counties East League Division One.[3] Faversham Strike Force entered the FA Vase for the first time in 2021–22.[4]

Ground[]

In 2020, after six years at Sittingbourne Community College, Faversham Strike Force agreed a groundsharing agreement with Rochester United to play at the Rochester United Sports Ground, Strood.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "About Us". Faversham Strike Force F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ^ Faversham Strike Force at the Football Club History Database
  3. ^ "National League System club allocations – steps 5/6, season 2021–22" (.pdf). The Football Association. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. ^ "The Buildbase FA Vase Season 2021–22" (.ashx). The Football Association. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Groundshare deal boosts Force promotion hopes". Faversham Strike Force F.C. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

Coordinates: 51°23′57″N 0°28′02″E / 51.399139°N 0.467197°E / 51.399139; 0.467197

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